For Brotherhood and Duty : The Civil War History of the West Point Class of 1862 / Brian R. McEnany.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McEnany, Brian R.

Series:

American Warriors Series

American warriors

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.

United States.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Biography.

United States Military Academy. Class of 1862.

United States Military Academy.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (509 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Many histories have been written about West Point and some of its famous graduates, but very few address an entire class. 'For Brotherhood and Duty' is a narrative history of the Class of 1862 from the time its members first entered the United States Military Academy in 1858 through the end of the Civil War. These cadets watched as their superintendent, commandant, and instructors changed frequently, eleven states seceded from the Union to form the Confederacy, and resignations left the class at half strength before graduation. The remaining members of this class 'joined in a common cause', as evidenced by their class motto. Their shared experiences during the catastrophic events that threatened to split the Union in two created strong beliefs in duty to country.

Contents:

Part I. The West Point years

Aspirations

The beginnings of strife

Crises of conscience

"When shall we meet again?"

Part II. The Civil War years

McCrea joins the Army of the Potomac

McCrea, Egan, and the Maryland Campaign

Egan at Fredericksburg

Sanderson, Arnold, McIntire, and Warner at Chancellorsville

Calef, MacKenzie, McCrea, Egan, Dearing, and Blount at Gettysburg

Mansfield, Semmes, and West at Port Hudson

McCrea and the Battle of Olustee

Sanderson, Semmes, and West at Pleasant Hill

MacKenzie, Gillespie, Calef, Egan, Dearing, and Schaff during the Overland and Petersburg Campaigns

Murray at Atlanta

MacKenzie and McIntire in the Shenandoah Valley

Dearing at High Bridge

MacKenzie, Lord, and Dearing at Appomattox

Warner, Bartlett, and the last battles

Remembrances

Epilogue.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8131-7401-5

0-8131-6547-4

0-8131-6063-4

OCLC:

905599878